TEAK WOOD

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1. Teak wood is a dense, close-grained type of hardwood that is sourced from the Tectonagrandis tree, native to South and South-East Asia. Teak is originally golden in colour and has a smooth grain and texture.
2. Here are 10 interesting facts about teak wood, just in case you were wondering…
(a) Teak is the common name for the tropical hardwood tree species, Tectonagrandis, which grows to over 130 feet tall.
(b) Teak is native to South and South-East Asia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Burma.
(c) Teak wood tends to be a golden or medium brown. Its color darkens over time.
(d) Teak is known for its incredible durability and water resistance.
(e) Teak has a high oil content, giving it the highest decay-resistance among all natural wood products.
(f) Teak is used for boat building, yachts, exterior construction, indoor and outdoor furniture, veneer, carvings, frames, and more.
(g) Teak doesn’t crack, wrap or turn black when in contact with metals.
(h) Teak is resistant to termites and other pests.
(j) Teak trees that are older, between 40 and 80 years old, provide the best wood.
(k) Teak — before it can be cut into lumber – must be dried for 1-2 years.

3. Teak is a large deciduous tree of the family Verbenaceae, or its wood, one of the most valuable timbers. Teak has been widely used in India for more than 2,000 years. The name teak is from the Malayalam word tēkka.
The tree has a straight but often buttressed stem (i.e. thickened at the base), a spreading crown, and four-sided branch-lets with large quadrangular pith. The leaves are opposite or sometimes whorled in young specimens, about 0.5 meter (1.5 feet) long and 23 cm (9 inches) wide. In shape they resemble those of the tobacco plant, but their substance is hard and the surface rough. The branches terminate in many small white flowers in large, erect, cross-branched panicles. The fruit is a drupe (fleshy, with a stony seed) 1.7 cm (two-thirds of an inch) in diameter. The bark of the stem is about 1.3 cm (half an inch) thick, gray or brownish gray, the sapwood white; the unseasoned heartwood has a pleasant and strong aromatic fragrance and a beautiful golden yellow color, which on seasoning darkens into brown, mottled with darker streaks. The timber retains its aromatic fragrance to a great age.